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Microbiome research lays the groundwork for new ecological strategies in plant breeding

Agriculture is facing enormous challenges worldwide due to global changes caused by human activities. Drought, severe weather events, record temperatures and emerging pathogens threaten the world's food supply.

30 Nov 2021

Using CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing to produce the ‘perfect’ barley

After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer may be faced with the unpredictable problem of untimely sprouting of barley.

26 Nov 2021

Experts investigate adaptations that confer antibiotic resistance to pathogens

Researchers anticipate that without intervention, the issue of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could become catastrophic by 2050.

25 Nov 2021

Novel therapeutic approach forces cancer cells to dormancy, prevents metastasis

A novel therapeutic approach inhibits the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by coercing cancer cells into a dormant state—where they cannot proliferate.

25 Nov 2021

Study analyzes connections between COVID-19 severity and gene expression

Recent research reveals how genetic variations associated with severe cases of COVID-19 impact the immune cells.

25 Nov 2021

Research could help understand DCIR's role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases

While dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR) is known to mediate inflammation and bone metabolism, ligands that bind DCIR and the mechanisms underlying DCIR activity remain poorly understood.

From Tokyo University of Science 25 Nov 2021

Study unravels how plants respond differently to useful and harmful microbes

Plants interact with a diversity of organisms over the course of their lifetime, but even very similar microbes can cause opposite reactions.

24 Nov 2021

Researchers discover molecular mechanism that explains why moles become melanomas

Moles and melanomas are both skin tumors that come from the same cell called melanocytes. The difference is that moles are usually harmless, while melanomas are cancerous and often deadly without treatment.

24 Nov 2021

Research identifies distinct gut bacterial profile highly responsive to IBS dietary therapy

People who respond well to the recommended dietary therapy of restricting intake of fermentable carbs for irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short, have an abundance of particular types of bacteria in their gut, reveals research published online in the journal Gut.

23 Nov 2021

Deep learning can generate real insights into how proteins interact

Scientist are now combining recent advances in evolutionary analysis and deep learning to build three-dimensional models of how most proteins in eukaryotes interact.

23 Nov 2021

New technique could dramatically speed up the breeding of new crops

Scientists are a step closer to breeding plants with genes from only one parent. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 19 in Science Advances, shows the underlying mechanism behind eliminating half the genome and could make for easier and more rapid breeding of crop plants with desirable traits such as disease resistance.

From The University of California, Davis 22 Nov 2021

Researchers develop artificial genomic DNA capable of replication and evolution

Professor Norikazu Ichihashi and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo have successfully induced gene expression from a DNA, characteristic of all life, and evolution through continuous replication extracellularly using cell-free materials alone, such as nucleic acids and proteins for the first time.

22 Nov 2021

Research identifies genes involved in the production of scorpion venom

A team of international researchers discovered an inventive, animal-friendly means for investigating venom genes.

19 Nov 2021

Study identifies new variants for polycystic ovary syndrome

Scientists from the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu recently identified the association between polycystic ovary syndrome and genetics.

19 Nov 2021

Researchers identify new role of Hox genes in adulthood

Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms.

19 Nov 2021

De Novo Mutations may Play a Role in Male Infertility

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Miguel J. Xavier about his latest research into male infertility and how de novo mutations may play a part.

From Newcastle University 19 Nov 2021

New links found between CRISPR, p53 and other cancer genes that could prevent accumulation of mutated cells

A protein that protects cells from DNA damage, p53, is activated during gene editing using the CRISPR technique.

18 Nov 2021

Research demonstrates how diet affects immunity through the gut microbiome

The cliché "you are what you eat" has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gut microbiome.

From Harvard Medical School 17 Nov 2021

Scientists use AI and evolutionary analysis to produce 3D models of eukaryotic protein interactions

UT Southwestern and University of Washington researchers led an international team that used artificial intelligence (AI) and evolutionary analysis to produce 3D models of eukaryotic protein interactions.

17 Nov 2021

Genomic changes in advanced tumors reveal interactions with treatment

A novel way to look at cancer treatment resistance offers the possibility for identifying genetic mechanisms involved and alternative treatment approaches.

17 Nov 2021